Ball.



V-PATENTED FEB. a, 1903.

K. V. PAINTER.

BALL

APPLIOATiON FILED 001213, 1902.

30 MODEL.

Altamey rmi NORRIS Farms 00., Puoiouma, wnnmnvou. n, c.

. I do hereby declare the following to be a full,

UNirrD STATES PATENT OFFICE.

KENYON V. PAINTER, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO BALL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent 0. 719,499, dated February3, 1903.

Application filed October 13, 1902.

serial it]. it 7,055. No modelJ To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, KENYON V. PAINTER, a resident of Cleveland, in thecounty of Guyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Balls; and

clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to an improved ball, and more particularly togolf-balls and the like, the object of the invention being to provide aball of this character which will have great elasticity and drivingpower when struck a hard blow; and it consists in certain novel featuresof construction and combinations and arrangements of parts, as will bemore fully hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a View in section,illustrating one form of my improvements; and Figs. 2 and 3 are views ofmodifications.

In Fig. 1, 1 represents a sphere of sponge or porous rubber composed ofone or more pieces of a size when extended greater or smaller than thecompleted ball. Instead of employing sponge or porous rubber I mightemploy any rubber having particles thereof removed or perforated in anydesired manner, forming cells or air-ducts to give to the rubber greatresiliency, and I Wish to be understood that when the term sponge-rubberor porous is hereinafter used it is intended to include rubberperforated in any description whatever. The sponge or porous rubberconstituting the core or body of the ball is subjected to greatcompression, and While under compression an outer shell or covering 2,of paper, gutta-percha, or other material possessing the requiredstrength, toughness, and elasticity is applied directly to the outersurface of the compressed sponge it in its compressed condition andimpart great elasticity and driving power to it when the ball is strucka sharp blow.

In Fig. 2 I have shown a hollow core 3 in the center of the ball, and inFig. 3 I have illustrated a solid core 4 of any material to give to theball any weight desired. The

cores 3 and 4 may be made of paper, guttapercha, metal, or othermaterial. A great many other modifications might be resorted to withoutdeparting from my invention, and hence I do notconfine myself to theprecise construction set forth, but consider myself at liberty to makesuch slight changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit andscope of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

l. A ball comprising a compressed core or body of sponge or porousrubber, inclosed within and maintained under compression by amechanically-applied outer shell or covering of hard fibrous material,which constitutes the outer surface of the ball, substantially as setforth.

2. A ball comprising a compressed core or body of sponge or porousrubber inclosed within and maintained under compression by a shell orcovering of paper, which constitutes the outer surface of the ball,substantially as set forth.

3. A ball, comprising a solid core, rated or sponge or porous rubber ofmore pieces around the over the sponge or under tension.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

KENYON V. PAINTER.

WVitnesses:

FRANK R. HERRICK, CLAYTON K. FAUVER.

